Open AccessQuality of life among persons with physical disability in udupi taluk: A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Kunal Kuvalekar,
Ramachandra Kamath,
Lena Ashok,
Bhartesh Shetty,
Shreemathi S Mayya,
Venkatesh Chandrasekaran
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.152258
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , activities of daily living , cross sectional study , physical disability , scale (ratio) , gerontology , physical therapy , nursing , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics
Disability is not just a health problem or attribute of individuals, but it reflects the problems individuals experience in their interaction with society and physical movements. Disabled persons remain neglected part of society and they also experience various barriers due to restriction of participation.